Flower-pot



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FLOWER PDT. No., 465,219. Patented Dec. 15, 1891.

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FLOWER POT.

No. 465,219. Patented Dec. 15, 1891.

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ALBERT STALEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLOWER- POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,219, dated December15, 1891.

Application filed June 4, 1891. Serial No. 395,038. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT STALEY, a citi-. zen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements inSelf-Watering and Fertilizing Flower-Pots, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in flower-pots; and the object ofmy invention is to furnish a self-watering and fertilizing flower-potwhich can be charged with water and fertilizing material in quantitysufficient to last for some days or weeks without recharging.

My flower pot consists of a vessel with double sides and bottom whichare filled with water, and of receptacles for containing the fertilizingmaterial, and which are connected by suitable pipes with the chamberwhich is inclosed by the double sides of the flower-pot. A glass coveror case incloses the apparatus to prevent the escape of noxious gases orodors.

Myinvention further consists in certain details of construction, asfully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my self-watering and fertilizing flower-pot; Fig. 2, a plan of Fig.1 with the glass coverremoved; Fig. 3, a central sectional elevation of the device; and Fig. 4a transverse section through one of the fertilizing-receptacles on line1 2, Fig. 2.

A is the flower-pot proper. It is constructed with inner walls a andouter walls I), preferably made of sheet or cast metal, although anyother suitable material may be used.

c is a false bottom, which may be made of perforated sheet metal, asshown, or which may be simply a piece of wire-cloth or other similarperforated material.

d is the bottom proper.

The chamber B, which is between the false bottom a and the bottom properd, has pref erably glass sides or metal sides with glass windows inthem. In the drawings these sides are represented by a cylinder of glasse, the top edge of which is cemented or otherwise secured to the outsidewall 5 of the ing its height.

understood that I do not desire to confine myself to this shape, as anyother suitable shape may be used-for instance, square or oblong. Theside walls of thechamber B may be made in one piece, as shown, or theymay be made in several pieces. A faucet N connects with chamber B,through which the water in this chamber may be drawn ofi, if desired.

The fertilizer-receptacles O, of which there are preferably four,although this number may be increased or diminished, consist of boxeshaving glass sides f and hinged lids g, with glass tops h. Thereceptacles 0 have a common center, forming a chamber D, through the topof which a tube E passes, through which water may be poured. A tube Fpasses.

out through the bottom of this chamber and connects with a pipe G, whichextends .down and through the bottom 0 of the flower-pot. At or near theends ofthe fertilizer-receptacles O are tubes H, which extend downwardand pass through the top h, which covers the chamber I, included betweenthe sides a b of the flower-pot.

A removable glass cover K covers the apparatus.

Upon the inside or top of the chamber I, I place a tube or spout L,through which water may be poured into this chamber.

The earth in which the seeds or plants are planted is placed within theflower-pot A to any suitable height and rests upon the perforated bottoma, which may previously be covered with pebbles. Water is introducedthrough the tube E and runs down through chamber D and pipes F G to thechamber B, and rises in the chamber I, a gage-glass M, Fig. 1, on theoutside of chamber I indicat- The fertilizing material is placed withinthe receptacles O, and the lids of these receptacles are closed. Thefertilizing material consists, preferably, of the carcasses or parts ofcarcasses of dead animals. The glass cover K is put in place to preventescape of noxious gases, and the apparatus is placed in the sunlight,the heat from which presently causes fermentation of the fertilizingmaterial, the gases from which pass down through pipes 11 to chamber I,impregnating the water in this chamber and in the chamber 13, and, beingcarried by the Water to the earth within the flower-pot A, pass thenceto the roots of the plants.

WVhen desired, the upper part of the appa-- ratus-that is, thefertilizer-receptacles C and the tubes H-may be removed. To this end thetubes H are furnished with a sleeve 0;, which may be unscrewed to allowthe removal of the upper part of these tubes. The tubes F and G may befurnished with a similar device, or the tube G may be furnished with abell-mouth 76, which the tube F may enter, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination, in aflower-pot, of the vessel A with double sides and bottoms, the insideone of the latter being perforated, de-

vices, substantially as described, for introducing water between saidsides and bottoms, fertilizing-chambers O, placed above the vessel A,and pipes or passages I-I, connecting said fertilizing-chambers and thespace between the double walls of the chamber A, all substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, in a flowerpot, of a vessel A, having double walls ab, a perforated false bottom 0, a cylindrical glass casing-e, inclosingthe chamber B between the false bottom a and main bottom d, bottom d,and devices, as described, for introducing water into the chambers I 13,formed between said sides and bottoms, all substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

t ALBERT STALEY. WVitnesses:

CHRISTOPHER FALLON,

CHAS. A. BUTTER.

